PPT-AP Psychology 1/23/14 Motivation

What is motivation What are the four basic theories of motivation Instinct theory Early 1900s Every behavior was explained as being an instinct Instincts are only complex behaviors that are unlearned and a fixed pattern throughout a species. Clare Heaney: Director of Studies. CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT??. What is Classroom Management. Effective Discipline. Being prepared for class. Motivating your students. Providing a safe, comfortable learning environment. Objective. Explain What is the Reinforcement Theory of Motivation. Explain What is meant by the ‘Law of Effect’. Explain What is meant by the ‘Quantitative Law of Effect’. Explain the Types of Reinforcement. Nawal Ahmed. Lizette Ramirez-Miranda. Madeline Taylor. Aisha Trujillo. Nasarin Ahmed. Pgs. 498-510. If you aren’t fired with enthusiasm. You will be fired with enthusiasm. Overview of Presentation. CH. 8. The Subjective Experience of Emotion. Emotion researchers agree that there are a limited number of basic emotions, that all humans experience. These emotions are thought to be biologically determined, the product of evolution. Chapter 12 Motivation and Emotion. Introduction. Why study Motivation . &. . Emotion together. ?. Motivation refers to the set of factors that activate, direct and maintain behaviour, usually towards some goal. . Maggie Kubanyiova. University of Birmingham. Motivation and Imagination. The Motivational Power of Vision . “Vision is the motivating force behind everything we do. You can never say to someone ‘let’s motivate ourselves’ because motivation is simply a bi-product of the transference of vision. If I can ‘see’ something great, I’ll do anything I can to see it come to pass. Vision gives birth to commitment, enthusiasm, energy and discipline.” . This perspective grew largely out of frustration with both behaviorism and psychoanalysis.. The focus of psychology should not be on observable behavior and how it can be manipulated (behaviorism).. Nor should it be on unconscious motivation and how to understand it (psychoanalysis).. According to the American Psychological Association:. “[Psychologists] study . the intersection of two critical relationships: one between brain function and behavior, and another between the environment and behavior. As scientists, psychologists follow scientific methods, using careful observation, experimentation and . M. Ryan and Edward L. Deci University of Rochester Human beings can be proactive and engaged or, alterna- tively, passive and alienated, largely as a function of the social conditions in which they d What is psychology?. Psychology. is the scientific, systematic study of behavior and mental processes in both humans and animals. It uses the scientific method to ask and answer questions about why people think, act, and feel as they do. Behavior. Meaning – Nature-. Importance - Introduction to theories of Motivation.. Leadership – . Meaning - Need . for . Leadership - . Styles/Types . . Communication – . Meaning -. Importance . of . Communication - . Motivation. . &. . Emotion. Stress. Sources. Measures. Theories. Effects. Coping. Motivation. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. Drive Reduction Theory. Arousal Theory. Intrinsic/. Extrinsic Motivation. Learning Objectives:. Define Psychology. Describe Psychology’s roots in philosophy. Discuss the early days of psychology. Summarize twentieth-century approaches to the study of Psychology. Psychology today. Warm UP. Define the following terms. Homeostasis. Drive Reduction Theory. Theory of Optimal Arousal. Glucose. Hypothalamus in relation to hunger. Leptin. PYY. Set Point. Alfred Kinsey. Considered the father of the study of human sexuality for conducting his studies in the 1940’s. .